News Desk: Al Jazeera Buys Al Gore’s Current TV

Al Jazeera on Wednesday announced a deal to take over Current TV, the low-rated cable channel that was founded by Al Gore, a former vice president, and his business partners seven years ago. Al Jazeera plans to shut Current and start an English-language channel, which will be available in more than 40 million homes, with newscasts emanating from both New York and Doha, Qatar. For Al Jazeera, which is financed by the government of Qatar, the acquisition is a coming of age moment. – Brian Stelter, New York Times

I’ve been on Al Jazeera English many times and have been interview on their Arab network partner as well. Americans remain ignorant of just how important this outlet is to get a side of the news from the Middle East that simply isn’t offered anywhere else.

When it comes to the Middle East, Al Jazeera is the best network on planet earth. It’s long past time Americans saw the unvarnished reality playing out in this region, without the U.S. spin, which is dominated by political ideological influences.

Eyes wide open, Al Jazeera America, should be in every home in this country. Knowledge is the power behind change.

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I also am an avid fan of Al Jazeera and find it much more informative than the American media. They have special documentaries that you don’t even see on American media. You don’t have to agree with their points of view but they are a breath of fresh air in the world of media.

“It’s a lot less propaganda than Fox News Channel, that’s for sure” What is the name of the show on Current that is NOT propaganda? I was into Current when they showed user created content. I was also active on their website when it was open to different points of views. There is some good things about Al Jazeera and there are some very bad things about Al Jazeera. I am not a fan of the wahabi extremism that the Quatar “government” likes to export. I am really looking forward to the english version of the osama bin laden bio… Read more »